US 2011/0219059 A1 · COMPLIANCE TOOL

Abstract

Described herein are apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for changing an out of compliance client device into a client device that is in compliance utilizing a compliance tool. In some embodiments of the invention the compliance tool identifies the location of the out of compliance client device, determines why the client device is out of compliance, brings the client device into compliance, and modifies the client device to allow it to access the network. In other embodiments of the invention the compliance tool is a compliance agent, wherein at a least a part of the compliance agent is uploaded on the client device. The compliance agent periodically checks the client device to determine if the client device has been brought into compliance, and when it is brought into compliance the compliance agent modifies the client device to allow it to access the network, and is then uninstalled from the client device.

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Dependent claims

A system for making an out of compliance client device become compliant in order to access an operating network, the system comprising:

a memory device;
a communication device;
and
a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device and the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute computer-readable program code associated with a compliance tool in communication with the out of compliance client device via an isolated network, wherein the compliance tool comprises computer readable program code configured when performed by said processing device to cause said processing device to:
determine whether an out of compliance client device is now a compliant client device;
cause the compliant client device to broadcast a request for configuration information from a network server where the requested configuration information is associated with the operating network;
and
cause the compliant client device to logout of the isolated network.

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